Definition of Grandfather

1. Noun. The father of your father or mother.

Exact synonyms: Gramps, Grandad, Granddad, Granddaddy, Grandpa
Generic synonyms: Grandparent

Definition of Grandfather

1. n. A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.

Definition of Grandfather

1. Noun. a father of someone’s parent: ¹

2. Noun. (context: by extension) a male forefather ¹

3. Verb. To retain existing laws or rules only for those people or organisations that were previously affected by them, and apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organisations. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grandfather

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Grandfather

1. A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent. Grandfather longlegs. See Dady longlegs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandfather

granddogs
grande
grande dame
grande wormwood
grandee
grandees
grandeeship
grandeeships
grander
grandes écoles
grandest
grandeur
grandeurs
grandevity
grandevous
grandfather (current term)
grandfather's clock
grandfather's clocks
grandfather-in-law
grandfather clause
grandfather clauses
grandfather clock
grandfather clocks
grandfather paradox
grandfather paradoxes
grandfathered
grandfatherhood
grandfathering
grandfatherless
grandfatherly

Literary usage of Grandfather

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. One-act Plays by Modern Authors by Helen Louise Cohen (1921)
"THE grandfather. You must not try to deceive me; I know what I know. ... There are six of us round the table, grandfather. THE grandfather. ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"He rapidly exhausted his interests under the will of his grandfather, and soon had those interests, which were chiefly in lands ..."

3. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1907)
"The grandfather of the present duke therefore was Hugh Lupus, first Duke, who was also third Marquis of Westminster, fourth Earl, Viscount and Baron ..."

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